Manoush Zomorodi
5/11/202658 min
Manoush Zomorodi is an award-winning journalist, author, and host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour whose work explores how technology shapes our minds, bodies, attention, and sense of humanity. She joins Debbie Millman live at the launch of her newest book, Body Electric, which examines the physical and psychological consequences of our increasingly screen-centered lives.
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First 90 secondsManoush Zomorodi· Guest0:01
Somebody told me the other day, like, they're like, "Yeah, did you know that we didn't use to talk about being in nature until the Industrial Revolution came along? 'Cause we were always in nature." I was like, that's kinda like how we have to talk about movement. Like, what, did we ever say, like, "Did you move your body today?" In 1750? Probably not. Everyone was moving their bodies, but that is where we are today.
Debbie Millman· Host0:20
[upbeat music] From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Millman. On Design Matters, Debbie talks with some of the most creative people in the world about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on. On this episode, a conversation with journalist Manoush Zomorodi about why it's so important to move your body in the age of screens.
Manoush Zomorodi· Guest0:48
To me, there is nothing that a short, boring walk can't fix.
Speaker 40:52
[upbeat music] Los Tejanos disfrutan más formas de ahorrar en Kroger, como precios bajos en todo pasillo. Ahorra aún más con los cupones digitales en la app de Kroger. Y gana puntos en combustible para ahorrar hasta un dólar por galón. Es fácil ahorrar. Kroger, orgullo de Texas desde 1955. Los ahorros pueden variar por estado. Aplican restricciones de combustible. Ve los detalles en el sitio.
Speaker 51:19
Ahorra en grande cuando compres cinco o más de tus favoritos. Simplemente compra cinco o más artículos participantes y ahorra un dólar en cada uno con tu tarjeta. Kroger, Fresh for Everyone.
Katy Milkman1:29
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